Warm conditions blanketed the Midwest during the 2015 fall season
(September-October-November), bringing near-record seasonal and monthly
temperatures, according the Midwestern Regional Climate Center (http://mrcc.isws.illinois.edu/), Illinois
State Water Survey (ISWS).

Average Temperature (F): Departure from1981 to 2010 Normals

The Midwest
experienced its second warmest fall season on record (1895-2015), according to
preliminary data. Eight of the nine states in the region had one of their top
five warmest fall seasons. Kentucky also ranked in the top 10 percent.

The
individual fall months ended in significant records as well. September 2015 was
the third warmest September on record for the Midwest, with six of the nine
states in the region ranked among the top ten warmest Septembers. Minnesota,
Wisconsin, and Michigan all broke their September temperature record.

November
2015 temperatures for the Midwest also preliminarily ranked as the fifth
warmest, with all nine states in the region ranking among the top ten warmest
Novembers on record.

The
winter outlook (December-January-February) from the National Weather Service’s
Climate Prediction Center calls for an increased chance of above-normal
temperatures across most of the Midwest. The likelihood of warmer-than-normal
temperatures is higher in the northern Midwest states.

The
Midwestern Regional Climate Center is a cooperative program of the Illinois
State Water Survey (Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois) and the
National Climatic Data Center (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce).